In Session 1 you will listen to and practise saying some basic Chinese vowel and consonant sounds, before going on to study tones. You will also be introduced to the pinyin alphabet and learn how to say some numbers and common greetings. In Session 2 you will learn some of the compound vowel sounds in Chinese, as well as how to ask someone’s name and how to give your name to other people.

In this session, you will learn some new adjectives, which you will then use to describe changes of state and to make basic comparisons. You will also learn a couple of colloquial phrases with which to greet a friend.

A Mandarin Pinyin Pronunciation screencast produced as part of the Screen-O-Matic Pronunciation project delivered by the OU in Wales Language Team. Pronounce 'j', 'q', 'x'; Distinguish between above initials in syllables Find out the spelling rule of j,q,x together with ‘ü’

A Mandarin Pinyin Pronunciation screencast produced as part of the Screen-O-Matic Pronunciation project delivered by the OU in Wales Language Team. Pronounce each of the compound vowel finals Practise compound vowel finals with tones

A Mandarin Pinyin Pronunciation screencast produced as part of the Screen-O-Matic Pronunciation project delivered by the OU in Wales Language Team. How to pronounce front nasal finals and back nasal finals; Practice nasal finals in syllables with tones.

A Mandarin Pinyin Pronunciation screencast produced as part of the Screen-O-Matic Pronunciation project delivered by the OU in Wales Language Team. How to pronounce single vowel finals; Practise single vowel finals in syllables with tones.

A Mandarin Pinyin Pronunciation screencast produced as part of the Screen-O-Matic Pronunciation project delivered by the OU in Wales Language Team. Read out each tone in fun ways; Practise tones in a tongue twister; Practise tones in words.

A Mandarin Pinyin Pronunciation screencast produced as part of the Screen-O-Matic Pronunciation project delivered by the OU in Wales Language Team. Practise 'j','q','x'in words; Listen and distinguish between 'j','q','x'; Practise 'j','q','x' in a tongue twister.

A Mandarin Pinyin Pronunciation screencast produced as part of the Screen-O-Matic Pronunciation project delivered by the OU in Wales Language Team. Practise compound vowel finals with tones; The rules of tone mark position in syllables with compound final.

A Mandarin Pinyin Pronunciation screencast produced as part of the Screen-O-Matic Pronunciation project delivered by the OU in Wales Language Team. Practice nasal finals in words and a tongue twister; Distinguish between front nasal finals & back nasal finals.

A Mandarin Pinyin Pronunciation screencast produced as part of the Screen-O-Matic Pronunciation project delivered by the OU in Wales Language Team-Distinguish between different Mandarin tones; Practice tones in sentences.